[Two Case of Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Mucormicosis Developed After COVID-19 Infection]
| Autor: | Emine Tuba Canpolat, Burak Ulas, Ebru Oruc, Cigdem Yalcin, Fulya Özer, Özlem Ögüç Sanli, İlker Ödemiş, Yusuf Ziya Demirogu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Male medicine.medical_specialty Cellular immunity Antifungal Agents law.invention law medicine Orbital Diseases Humans Sinusitis Aged General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Mucormycosis COVID-19 Functional endoscopic sinus surgery Middle Aged medicine.disease Intensive care unit Surgery Pneumonia Infectious Diseases Vomiting Female Orbital cellulitis medicine.symptom business Eye Infections Fungal |
| Zdroj: | Mikrobiyoloji bulteni. 55(4) |
| ISSN: | 0374-9096 |
| Popis: | Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infection causes excessive cytokine response and a decrease in cellular immune response and this increases susceptibility to fungal co-infections. Mucormycosis is a rare, lifethreatening invasive fungal infection. In this report, two cases who developed rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis shortly after having COVID-19 infection were presented. The first case was a 68-year old woman who admitted to our clinic with orbital cellulitis in her left eye and had a known diagnosis of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. She was diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia 40 days ago, stayed in the intensive care unit for a long time, and received pulse steroid (1000 mg methylprednisolone), interleukin-1 (IL-1) inhibitor (anakinra) and broad-spectrum antibiotic treatments together with antiviral therapy during this period. The second case was a 63-year-old male patient with known diabetes mellitus, hypertension and retinitis pigmentosa, with a history of hospitalization in the intensive care unit due to COVID-19 pneumonia 20 days ago and received pulse steroid therapy during this period. He admitted to our clinic with the complaints of droopy right eyelid, swelling, nausea and vomiting. In both cases, paranasal sinus tomography findings were consistent with invasive sinusitis. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery was performed immediately in less than 16 hours from the first admission in both cases. Histopathological examination of the both cases revealed results consistent with mucormycosis. Mucorales spp. was isolated in sinus tissue culture of the second case taken during the operation. Both of the patients received liposomal amphotericin B. First case died on the 19th day of the treatment. Second case was discharged with full recovery after nine weeks of treatment. The suppression of cellular immunity during the COVID-19 infection, and the use of steroids and interleukin inhibitors in the treatment of severe cases may increase secondary invasive fungal infections. Therefore, clinicians should more frequently consider possible fungal infections in patients with COVID-19. |
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